It seems obvious what the government is doing. They don't have probable cause to begin with. They're just examining all the signals in specific areas in search of something that looks a little suspicious. That's why they have to circumvent FISA. Hayden was all over the news yesterday defending the policy. He's going to look like a fool during the hearings when they grill him over this.
Someone, a more left leaning member of JU, once asked me why I write so many articles Critical of the left. I stated then it was because I could, they provide the material, and I comment on it. But writing articles critical of the left is somewhat akin to fishing. I love doing it, but I dont want the fish jumping into my boat! It ruins the fun and challenge! <
The war has been completely mismanaged. You're just grasping at straws with these little tidbits of news. Not only has the war been mismanaged, but the rebuilding effort is completely misguided. We have American corporations in Iraq bringing in workers from third world countries to do a lot of the construction. The Iraqis should be rebuilding their own country with our assistance, the way we helped Japan rebuild after WWII. It will be a miracle if Iraq
Consider this: I have no college degree, and there are NO jobs in our immediate area to match my resume. And yet, I'm still able to get by. Must be because I sold out to the conservatives, eh? (wink!) Interesting bit of reasoning. You are able to get by, therefore there's nothing wrong with the economy. If you're too lazy to get an education or job sk
Wow, they have water! Bush is god!
I'm no expert, but isn't a poem supposed to mention the island of Nantucket?
from a purely legalistic standpoint, it don't make a lotta sense to get my hopes too high about robert johnson Just go down to the crossroads and sign on the dotted line.
That is absolutely, 100% correct, Ben. And it is actually at the core of the fiscal conservative's approach to government. Everything I post is 100% correct. You can talk about conservative ideology until you're blue in the face, but the reality is, nine times out of ten, if you vote for a republican you're not voting for a conservative --
In every life we have some trouble But when you worry you make it double Don't worry, be happy.
There’s a great soul concert DVD out called “Back to Stax: Memphis Soul.” The “Wicked Picket” wasn’t part of it, but it has some of the big names in soul music: Booker T and the MGs, Phil Upchurch, Carla Thomas, Eddie Floyd, Sam Moore, and the Memphis Horns. It was filmed in France around 1990. Booker T and the MGs and Phil Upchurch provide some of the highlights with their instrumentals. The audio quality is top notch but the video has kind of a blue
You know what is not improving things for the American family? The American family. Not that long ago families stuck together and helped each other out. Heck, whole communities helped each other through tough times. That is close to unheard of or considered "incredible acts of kindness" by today's standards. I agree. Here in Colorado, we had a “conse
Wilson Picket was a "soul" musician and soul music has been dead for a good 25 years, so nothing is "taking over." The music industry is all about money these days and that's why it's almost all crap.
I got to see Wilson Picket about five years ago. He had a bad cold but still managed to put on a decent show.
If, however, it is an undisciplined, virtually uncontrolled disturbance full of screeching calls for impeachment (at best, murder at worst) and arrest for war crimes, immediate withdrawal of the troops, and the yelling and waving of obscene signs and slogans and gestures, then no….it’s no good for anyone. It's when the protestors start singing "The Ti
I am alive and deserve a VCR and Color TV. Who the hell wants a VCR any more? Those things are boat anchors.
Jefferson was named one of the 13 most corrupt congressmen by CREW: * Rep. Roy Blunt (R-MO) * Rep. Randy Cunningham R-CA) * Rep. Tom Feeney (R-FL) * Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) * Rep. Marilyn Musgrave (R-CO) * Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH) * Rep. Richard Pombo (R-CA) * Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) * Rep. Charles Taylor (R-NC) * Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) * Sen. Conrad Burns (
One day after a New York investment group raised $110,000 for Republican Rep. Jerry Lewis (news, bio, voting record), the House passed a defense spending bill that preserved $160 million for a Navy project critical to the firm. The man who protected the Navy money? Lewis. Republican sheep will dismiss this
People tend to accuse the media of being biased if they don't like the news being reported. Recently there have been numerous reports of corruption in congress, primarily involving republicans. The republican sheep immediately accuse the MSM of having a liberal bias, even though they have no basis to dispute the stories. MSM reports stories they think will be popular, whether it’s the missing white girl of the week, someone in a life threatening situat
Well, once again you failed to achieve a rudimentary understanding of a news article which anyone with even a basic understanding of how our government works should have been able to grasp. The issue is checks and balances. For example, if congress finds that Bush did indeed break the law and it is brought before the Supreme Court, which then overturns the ruling on partisan reasoning, our system of checks and balances has failed. No democrat
It might be a good idea to stop putting cronies in high-level homeland security positions.
While Bush may have a somewhat racially diverse Cabinet, there is absolutely no diversity of thought. People with contrary viewpoints don't last long in the Bush administration and healthy debate or critical thinking is not embraced or welcome. That’s why they got the intelligence so wrong for WMDs in Iraq. That’s why they severely underestimated the insurgency. Bush has a history of operating that way. That’s why the businesses he tried to run before
Good to see some good, honest, robust debate here on JU. It's inspirational.
To add to what I posted earlier, I think the insecurity also comes from having voting for someone who, if the sheep tried to justify why they voted for him, they wouldn’t be able to come up with a legitimate reason. They almost always resort to attacking Clinton because they can’t come up with anything good Bush has actually accomplished. It almost always comes down to “Bush is great because Clinton did blah, blah, blah...” They voted for this guy who
I noticed from the very first time I came to JU that the neocons here consistently resorted to insults in their arguments. It was obvious why they were doing that: their arguments are weak and they’re insecure in their reasoning and in the politicians they support. They can’t win with honest logic so they attempt to win with distortion of facts, selective use of information, and insults. Insecurity and fear bread hatred, as demonstrated by the intense hatred of the left by neocons. One of the mo
What a bunch of whiners! It is a lifetime appointment so what's the big deal about delaying it for one week?
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